5 PRINCIPLES OF HINDUISM

1. God Exists: One Absolute OM. One

Trinity: Brahma, Vishnu, Maheshwara (Shiva).
Several divine forms
2. All human beings are divine
3. Unity of existence through love
4. Religious harmony
5. Knowledge of 3 Gs: Ganga (sacred river), Gita (sacred
script), Gayatri (sacred mantra)
Advantages: 

1) Ability to accept God in multiple ways and forms 

2) Tolerance towards all alternative paths 
3) Integrated growth of Body, Mind and Soul ( Eg: Yoga) 
4) Use of chants, mantras and self affirmations -, extensively 
5) Seeing God in everything - Plants,Animals and thereby promoting
enviromental preservation 
6) Scriptures for everyone depending on their level of understanding -
Puranas, Tantras, Upanishads 
7) Scientifically designed temples 
8) promoting the growth of other art forms - Music, Painting, Dance
through the religion 

Disadvantages: 
1) Very difficult to understand intitally. 
2) Caste System ( It is actually a con of the Hindu society)